Yesterday on the rainiest days of the year, we decided to put in a DVD for Tin and watch for 20 minutes. It was a Baby Einstein and two minutes into it, I was like yuck. So today I went online to find DVDs and read reviews and here’s one that scared me, “I have 20 of the Baby Einstein DVDs that my child watches a lot…” STOP – 20? A lot? Geez Louise who…
Some friends stopped by yesterday to see Tin – they were in town only briefly. We comfortably sat at the dining table while it continued to rain steadily outside and talked about everything we could cram into an hour visit, while Tin ate everything we put in front of him – yoghurt, two cookies, dinner, applesauce and he would have gladly eaten more – growth spurt? We also started giving him his vitamins in the…
Here we are on the five year anniversary of the great federal disaster called the levee failure of New Orleans and it is raining, still. We’re supposed to be commemorating the occasion with a Release ceremony on the bayou this evening – burning our grief and casting forth our wishes – but right now we’re wondering how in the world we’ll be able to stand on the grass without sinking into the muck. It’s fitting…
Since returning from the Garden of the Tunafishes (Zahara de los atunes) I’ve been in a dreamy state of mind. I thought it would have ended after a week back and jumping straight into work, home, zoo, etc – but really I’m still sort of coasting along on shifting sands. Everything resonates like a dream. I drive down Orleans Avenue and look at the project being rebuilt into the now fashion of separate housing and…
A check came in the mail yesterday from mom’s insurance that basically covers all the expenses of taking care of her grave. The money meant more than currency, it was also perfect timing. My mother more than anything said she never wanted to be a burden to her children. This had its own exasperating dynamics but in the end she got her wish. I went to see The Kids Are All Right about the lesbian…
I first heard the term Peace Out from my then young niece (aka Miracle Baby) and now my son is wearing a tee shirt that says Peace Out. Everything that rises must converge and all we/they are saying, is give peace a chance:
I remember about ten years ago I was speaking to some girlfriends in Marin County, California and I said something about dancing on the table and one said, “Wow, I haven’t danced on a table since I was in college.” And I thought, yeah, well that’s why I have to get out of this town. Flash forward a decade and last night as the mint juleps were flowing causing a bunch of 70 year olds…
I dreamed last night that a round table of doctors told me to start giving Tin vitamins and basically inferred that I was being too literal when I read supplement.
I stopped taking my vitamins because I feel like I eat so well so why do I need vitamins. And now I’m wondering about Tin – the doctor said when he got off the formula he needed a vitamin a day but when I bought the liquid she recommended it says on there as a dietary supplement – well he eats a balanced diet so why does he need vitamins?He eats so much beans and…
We bought some fresh lima beans at the Green Market and T picked up some fresh corn so of course we made succotash tonight – I don’t know why those two things go together so well and wound up with a name like succotash – a great name for a great dish. Meanwhile, we roasted a big bag of hatch peppers and have those for the rest of the week as well. They have some…